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This month, the Chicago History Museum will proudly present the sixteenth annual Making History Awards at the Palmer House. This event will celebrate the accomplishments of three individuals and one corporation for their historic contributions to the city and nation. By identifying extraordinary awardees each year, the CHM hopes to make history more personal and emphasize how history is a living and breathing part of our lives.

In addition to the Making History Awards, the CHM has some great events happening in the month of May, including the lecture Making Sense of the Census, Project Sunday’s showing of documentary films, and many others.  We’ve been working on our monthly handbill distribution for CHM, delivering materials throughout Chicago. Be sure to grab one and check out what’s happening!

Please visit www.chicagohs.org for more information.

Last month, we were looking forward to welcoming spring here in the city, and, as I write this, they are calling for 70 degree weather. This change in weather also ushers in some very exciting events at the Chicago History Museum this month. you’ll want to catch the Prohibition Seminar to learn how the law and amendment came to be. Plus, no lecture on prohibition would be complete without an additional lecture on Al Capone. Get Capone! is a lecture on the the hunt for the notorious gangster. Rounding out the Prohibition theme is the film Rumrunners, Moonshiners, and Bootleggers screening for Project Sundays.

Please visit www.chicagohs.org fore more information.

February will officially mark the end of Lincoln’s bicentennial celebration. But even though “Honest Abe” turns 201, the Chicago History Museum will still be hosting several exciting events in February. On President’s Day, celebrate the legacy of the nation’s presidents with the entire family through storytelling, dramatic performances, craft activities, and music by the Michael Teolis Singers. Several events revolving around candy including A Sweet Kinda Town and Classic Candy comes to CHM, as well as panel discussions about online dating and the mortgage crisis.

CHM has tasked us with manufacturing and distributing handbills which advertise the above mentioned events. We’ll be out and about in various neighborhoods and locations in Chicago. Be sure to pick one up, and find out more about what’s happening next month at the Chicago History Museum.

Please visit www.chicagohs.org for more information.

As the year comes to a close, so does the celebration of Lincoln’s Bicentennial.  This past year we have been working closely with The Newberry Library to promote their Lincoln exhibitions, and currently, we are gearing up for another round of brochure distributions.  Last time around, we blanketed the city with Lincoln brochures detailing all of the upcoming events, and we will be repeating this process one more time.

In honor of one our nation’s greatest presidents, The Newberry Library is offering several informative events and exhibits including Abraham Lincoln and the Visual Arts, Honest Abe of the West, and With Malice Towards None.  Be sure to check out Newberry Library’s website for more information, and podcasts as well.

Lincoln Bicenntennial events are taking place at The Newberry Library through February 2010.  Please visit www.newberry.org for more information.

Our pets Specialty Route came in handy when Rosemont Theatre came calling about their performance with Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer. We visited pet boutiques, animal hospitals, dog parks, and doggie day cares throughout the city to promote Cesar’s live performance at the Rosemont Theatre. Get your questions  ready as participants will learn how they inadvertently play a role in their dog’s behavioral “issues”, but also how to change this dynamic by learning how to see the world from their pet’s perspective. The program will conclude with a Q&A session with the audience.

Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, will be at Rosemont Theatre for one performance only. Tickets atart at $37.50 and can be purchased by clicking here.

Sadly, many of the events such as Paddling into the Past are coming to an end in October, but the Chicago History Museum has plenty of other events to keep you busy up until the holidays. November will see the continuation of Lincoln Bicentennial, with the Lincoln Diversified lecture series and a November installment of the History Pub Crawl. This month the History Pub Crawl visits Little Italy for their Mamma Mia! Little Italy where you will experience Italian immigrants to college students. Residents in this neighborhood maintain its rich history. Enjoy a little bit of vino or a whole lotta birra on this walking tour.

Events take place during the entire month, log onto chicagohistory.org for more details.

The start of fall brings some interesting exhibitions and events to the Chicago History Museum.  October will see the start of  the new exhibit Abraham Lincoln Transformed, which explores the impact of Lincoln’s decision to ban slavery.  Benito Juarez and the Making of Modern Mexico takes an in-depth look at the Mexican president, and how he transformed Mexico into a modern republic. Also, be sure to check out the film Mexico’s White House, and Rubin Castillo’s lecture, Lincoln’s Leadership for a Multicultural World as well.

Visit www.chicagohistory.org for more information.

As it begins to cool down in Chicago, things are heating up at the Chicago History Museum.  The lecture/discussion Chicago 2016: The Thrill of Victory or the Agony of Defeat? will be taking place the 1st of September. Project Sunday presents And They Came to Chicago which covers the 150 year history of Italian settlement in the city. Lastly, be sure to take advantage of the Civil War Chicago bus tour.  Be sure to pay a visit to CHM for these, and other great events! 

Chicago History Museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St.

Besides the hope that it will usher in some decent weather, the month of May is chalk full of pre-summer events for everyone.  The Cinco De Mayo Fiesta!,  is a first for the Chicago History Museum, and will feature chefs from Adobo Grill, along with their fantastic guacamole, teaching the perfect margarita recipe as well as the difference between certain tequilas.  In addition to events taking place on the actual CHM grounds, there are several events happening off site including the Making History Awards at the Palmer House, and Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Keynote Lecture and Gala Dinner at Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom.  Be sure to take advantage!

Chicago History Museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St.

The sight of spring is almost coming into few with the beginning of March. Even though we’ll still have snow on the ground and the temperature will no doubt be somewhere between freezing and death, the Chicago History Museum will have a month loaded with events to coax you out of the house. Events include Inside Chicago Fashion, the lecture Is Chicago Shaping the Nation?, and lastly Chicago’s Birthday Party.

The Chicago History Museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St.